Fraud charges filed in investigation of autism services
EAST LANSING (AP) — Fraud charges have been filed against a woman who worked for Centria Healthcare, the largest provider of autism therapy in Michigan.
The attorney general’s office announced charges Friday against Christine Leonard of Swartz Creek, who is accused of billing Medicaid for services that weren’t performed. Attorney General Bill Schuette calls it “fraud, pure and simple.”
Records show Leonard appeared in court Friday and asked for a court-appointed lawyer.
Schuette’s office says a separate investigation of Centria remains opens. The company has denied wrongdoing and is suing former employees who apparently have talked to investigators.
The state had offered an $8 million economic-development grant to Centria but suspended it earlier this year.
Police seek man who dumped screws, nails in parking lots
FERNDALE (AP) — Police in suburban Detroit say a man dumped hundreds of screws and nails in parking lots for a courthouse and police station, leading to some flat tires.
The Ferndale Police Department posted images of the suspect Friday on Twitter after a police car, a vehicle driven by a courthouse employee and one driven by a member of the public got flat tires earlier in the week.
Video showing the suspect also was posted to YouTube. Police Sgt. Baron Brown tells WXYZ-TV that they believe the suspect “seemingly has some sort of beef with the criminal justice system.”
Anyone with information was asked to contact the police department.
Philly’s decadent ‘Wing Bowl’ no more after 26 years
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's annual decadent display of binge eating and bad behavior known as Wing Bowl is over after 26 years.
The event hosted by a sports radio station the Friday before the Super Bowl drew thousands of rowdy fans to the Wells Fargo Center in the early morning hours to kick off Super Bowl weekend.
WIP hosts Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti announced the end of Wing Bowl on the air Tuesday morning.
Morganti originally came up with the idea as a way to get Philadelphia sports fans through another championship weekend without the home team.
He implied the city doesn't need it anymore, adding: "It's like that Greek god who put the rock up the hill. It went over ... They won the Super Bowl!"
Python presents slithery situation at Goodwill store
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Goodwill worker collecting clothes and other items at a Texas sorting center was surprised to find an albino python clinging to the side of a bin.
The python was huddled in a pile of clothes when the worker discovered it Thursday at the center in Fort Worth.
Manager James Murphy says it's not clear if the snake slithered away from its owner and was accidentally dropped off or if its donation was intentional.
Goodwill staffers will care for the python until the owner claims it or a permanent home is found.
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